Senior Director, VAT Compliance

The Senior Director works closely with our company's teams and leaders. They will apply technical expertise and sound decision making throughout engagements to consistently enhance outcomes for clients, team and Firm and will promote excellent relationship management. They drive revenue for the team and the practice by consistently exceeding client expectations and proactively identifying new solutions and service lines that will benefit the client.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads VAT Compliance practice in Europe with operational and P&L responsibility.
• Global vision of operations of all clients in VAT compliance practice.
• Apply the technical expertise and make decisions to constantly achieve the clients, teams, and Firms goals.
• Works with the Managing Director to develop strategic goals and lead projects to develop new service lines for the clients, teams, and Firm.
• Actively develops Ryan as a Best Place to Work.
• Maintains good client relationships and focuses on communication of complex technical concepts to individuals with a varied degree of technical knowledge.
• Works with Principals and Business Development team members to increase market share and revenue growth through new business sales and expansions and extensions of existing engagements.
• Builds trusting relationships with clients and tax officials.
• Seeks to understand client needs, set team expectations, and/or realign teams when client needs evolve, resulting in an enhanced client experience.
• Diligently monitors team efficiency in projects to keep cost low, thus increasing profitability for the team and the Firm.
• Leads teams that are cognizant of project progress and know how to address challenges to ensure goals are attained.
• Consistently evaluates team productivity with a lens of working smarter and encouraging innovations, efficiencies, and automations.
• Provides the MD and Ryan’s executive leadership accurate and timely revenue forecasts to ensure proper visibility of business.
• Develops both current and future leaders by providing targeted coaching and feedback and identifying opportunities for growth and visibility.
• Has a record of leading high-performing teams through the ability to motivate and empower others.
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal/communication skills with professional staff, senior level executives and the community at large.
• Ability to overcome obstacles by consistently demonstrating a sense of urgency and showing resourcefulness and persistence in removing barriers and coaching the team to achieve what is required.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor / Master’s degree in Law, Management or Economics.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written). Other languages will also be valued in the recruitment process.
• Minimum of 10 years in a multinational company/environment.

Computer Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research.

Certificates and Licenses:

• No specific certificate or license.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Leads VAT Compliance team, with Senior Managers reporting directly to this role.

Work Environment:

• Standard indoor office environment.
• Long periods of sitting while working at computer.
• Occasional long periods of standing.
• Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 30 lbs.
• Position requires regular interaction with employees and vendors both in person and via email and telephone.
• Independent travel requirement: 5 – 10%.